Minnesota_gubernatorial_election,_1978

1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election
	County results ; Quie: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Perpich: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Rudy Perpich; Democratic (DFL)	Elected Governor ; Al Quie; Ind.-Republican

1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Minnesota

The 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Independent-Republican Party candidate Al Quie defeated Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party incumbent Rudy Perpich. Robert W. Johnson unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind.-Republican	Al Quie	830,019	52.35%	+22.99%
	Democratic (DFL)	Rudy Perpich (incumbent)	718,244	45.30%	-17.51%
	American	Richard Pedersen	21,058	1.33%	n/a
	Socialist Workers	Jill Lakowske	6,287	0.40%	-0.34%
	Honest Government 87	Tom McDonald	4,254	0.27%	n/a
	Libertarian	Robin E. Miller	3,689	0.23%	+0.06%
	Savings Account	Edwin Pommerening	2,043	0.13%	n/a
Majority			111,775	7.05%
Turnout			1,585,594
	Ind.-Republican gain from Democratic (DFL)		Swing

1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election